Yeah they did a culture. The white spots look a bit smaller today, and are a TINY bit less painful, but the pain factor of this is a 13/10 honestly.

I am finding, Trident freshmint gum actually keeps the saliva flowing and soothes the pain (not too strong, just perfect). Room temperature ginger ale as well is helping . I ate oatmeal, but I had to wait for it to cool off to lukewarm before I could swallow it without wincing in agony. It's that painful a throat infection